iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
penis; chink; jingle; begging (animal); jealousy; black porgy juvenile; flirting
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
dice; die; baton (of command)
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
quite; utterly; really; completely
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
simple; easy; convenient; handy
being unable to discern good food from bad; poor person's taste (in food); unsophisticated palate
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
eating between meals; snacking
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
storm caused by the devil; evil wind; eerie wind
creak; squeak; creaking sound
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless